Americas’ “Alice in Wonderland”

From the grinning Cheshire cat to the crazy Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland is a full action play with never a break. Alice in Wonderland is a heartfelt show that kept the audience on their toes the entire time. The show revolves around the young Alice trying to find her way back home in order to make it to her birthday party. Alice is on the hunt to find the Queen of Hearts, believing the Queen can help her go home. She meets the interesting Cheshire Cat who follows her on her journey to see the Queen. On Alice’s quest, she meets multiple fascinating characters that give her an experience that she and the audience will never forget. Alice in Wonderland is a heartfelt show that will leave children and adults in a positive mood.

The acting was incredible. From making people laugh to leaving them in awe, the actors did a wonderful job by warming people of all ages’ hearts. There was never a dull moment in this play. Actors switched smoothly from one scene to another. Some actors did perform better than others on delivering words. Cheshire Cat played by Maddie Haase was an interesting character and did an amazing job keeping the audience hooked. She played the part extremely well and never failed to grin. Alice, played by Raquel Romero, did an excellent job in portraying a young girl and being energetic the entire time. The Mad Hatter, played by Larry Ortiz, was definitely mad. From making people in the audience laugh and hooked, he did an excellent job at playing the Mad Hatter, and always stayed in character whenever something unplanned appeared. The most enjoyable part of this play was every actor made their own character something new, there were no two characters alike. The actors did an amazing
job making an ensemble that left people in awe.

Tech was superb. From the beginning, the spotlight and door grabbed the audience’s attention. What was an amazing touch was the music done by Kara Flores. She brought nostalgia using the older version soundtrack of Alice In Wonderland, which brings adults and teenagers childhood back to life. The sound was amazing but ended abruptly at times. There were smooth transitions with lights and different colors appeared to chance from each scene, which made transitions perfect. An excellent special effect added was a smoke machine for the Caterpillar. The special effects with flashing lights were extremely fast at times. The set and costumes were amazing. A person can tell they definitely put a lot of time into their set, which would have been excellent to see up close. The backstage crew did an excellent job moving props smoothly without any interruptions. The props and d�cor brought the play to life.

Alice in Wonderland is a great show to see with family and friends. It will make a person laugh and keep them entertained the whole time. People of all ages will get to see their favorite Disney character in real life and have a wonderful experience they will never forget.

by Gloria Nunez of Montwood High School

_____________________________

Alice in Wonderland has been a classic story we’ve all heard and loved. This timeless piece never fails to intrigue and draw an audience into the rabbit hole of Wonderland. And Americas had done just that with their performance.

Immediately the performance starts with the White Rabbit (Samantha Aguilar) rushing away and bringing Alice (Raquel Romero) deeper into Wonderland. The audience is quickly immersed into this world through a simple but beautiful set and costumes that are easily and famously recognizable. This leaves no doubt in audience mind as to where they are whisked off to.

Alice was wonderfully played by Raquel Romero as she kept up the curious and wondrous personality of her character. The Cheshire Cat, played hilariously by Mattie Haase, kept the audience immensely amused with every appearance. Of course, these two were not the only ones who played a part in keeping the madness of Wonderland.

The tea party with the Mad Hatter was, for lack of better words, mad. From the huge hat the Mad Hatter (Larry Ortiz) wore, to the sleepy Dormouse (Rebecca Baird), to the crazy laughter and constant twitchy nose of the March Hare (Ashley Almanza), the audience is once again entertained with the curiosities of Wonderland.

The story continues to unfold and the Queen and King of Hearts (Sophia Woodson and Fernie Rivera) make their appearance. Woodson certainly owned her Queen character, casting an intimidating presence with the King amusingly following her along with silly actions.

The ending is bittersweet, Alice must go back to reality and have Wonderland in her dreams, for she may never see it again. This was Americas last performance of this beautiful story. Luckily, we can take a bit of madness from the amazing performance into our lives and memories as Lewis Carroll had originally intended.

Mike Hamilton

Post navigation

Cappies

The El Paso Cappies Blog is here to provide information about high school theater in El Paso. We will be providing reviews of shows past and previews of shows to come. Most of our content will be student generated.